pozo_izquierdo
Jul 13th, 2006, 4:50 pm
Hi all,
Our long trip is getting closer and my buddy Jouko and myself have made a route plan from Calgary to Braselton. We have altered our original plan (from Feb-March) plus we have added Denver (or Aurora) CO as our waypoint. I have my “American brother” living there who I have not seen since 1974.
This time we are not asking for new route suggestions as obviously they are difficult to give to people whose interests you don’t know, we fully understand that. We also appreciate the hints that we have received so far.
As this is quite a long ride for us in a foreign country we have tried to prepare ourselves as well as possible. We even try to carry one spare rear drive bearing set (which we try to get from Canada / USA as Europe is still living in the 19 ball era…).
Anyway, we also have a list of BMW dealers of America. What we don’t have actually is a list of fellow LT (or other BMW riders) whose help we could ask in case of something unexpected happens en route. It sure would be nice to have a local phone number to call if needed. If you find yourself within reasonable distance from our route and you could PM your contact info to us, we would highly appreciate that. (Don't worry, your address & phone nr will not be distributed any further from us...:p )
Our rough route plan goes as follows:
Wed Aug 16: Calgary AB – Banff AB – Radium Hot Springs BC
Thu Aug 17: to Elko BC – Roosville BC (cross the border) – West Glacier MT
Fri Aug 18: to Koyl MT – Wolf Creek MT – Boulder MT
Sat Aug 19: to McAllister MT - West Yellowstone MT
Sun Aug 20: to Canyon Junction WY – Bear Creek WY – Sheridan WY
Mon Aug 21: to Gillette WY – Devils Tower – Sturgis SD – Mt. Rushmore SD – Custer SD
Tue Aug 22: to Lusk WY – Cheyenne WY – Aurora CO
Wed Aug 23: to Florence CO – Walsenburg CO
Thu Aug 24: to Folsom NM – Pampa TX – Elk City OK
Fri Aug 25: to Chickasha OK – Ada OK - Talihina OK
Sat Aug 26: to Mena AR - Hot Springs AR – Moon TN
Sun Aug 27: to Corinth TN – Collinwood TN – Hohenwald TN – Lewisburg TN
Mon Aug 28: to Ducktown TN – Tellico Plains TN – Robbinsville TN – Braselton GA
Now don’t ask me what is the idea behind all those little cities on our route! They just looked like proper waypoints on the Garmin map and as I said some parts of our route have been contributed by the board members. (If somebody is interested in the map itself I can email it or can I attach it on the regular forum post, I don’t know.)
I also take the opportunity to ask if there is anybody riding from Braselton towards Toronto on Sat – Sun right after CCR ? We would need to get to Toronto by Sunday evening and would appreciate having somebody local helping us to find the right (and fast enough) way.
Thanks in advance for your interest
Regards
Our long trip is getting closer and my buddy Jouko and myself have made a route plan from Calgary to Braselton. We have altered our original plan (from Feb-March) plus we have added Denver (or Aurora) CO as our waypoint. I have my “American brother” living there who I have not seen since 1974.
This time we are not asking for new route suggestions as obviously they are difficult to give to people whose interests you don’t know, we fully understand that. We also appreciate the hints that we have received so far.
As this is quite a long ride for us in a foreign country we have tried to prepare ourselves as well as possible. We even try to carry one spare rear drive bearing set (which we try to get from Canada / USA as Europe is still living in the 19 ball era…).
Anyway, we also have a list of BMW dealers of America. What we don’t have actually is a list of fellow LT (or other BMW riders) whose help we could ask in case of something unexpected happens en route. It sure would be nice to have a local phone number to call if needed. If you find yourself within reasonable distance from our route and you could PM your contact info to us, we would highly appreciate that. (Don't worry, your address & phone nr will not be distributed any further from us...:p )
Our rough route plan goes as follows:
Wed Aug 16: Calgary AB – Banff AB – Radium Hot Springs BC
Thu Aug 17: to Elko BC – Roosville BC (cross the border) – West Glacier MT
Fri Aug 18: to Koyl MT – Wolf Creek MT – Boulder MT
Sat Aug 19: to McAllister MT - West Yellowstone MT
Sun Aug 20: to Canyon Junction WY – Bear Creek WY – Sheridan WY
Mon Aug 21: to Gillette WY – Devils Tower – Sturgis SD – Mt. Rushmore SD – Custer SD
Tue Aug 22: to Lusk WY – Cheyenne WY – Aurora CO
Wed Aug 23: to Florence CO – Walsenburg CO
Thu Aug 24: to Folsom NM – Pampa TX – Elk City OK
Fri Aug 25: to Chickasha OK – Ada OK - Talihina OK
Sat Aug 26: to Mena AR - Hot Springs AR – Moon TN
Sun Aug 27: to Corinth TN – Collinwood TN – Hohenwald TN – Lewisburg TN
Mon Aug 28: to Ducktown TN – Tellico Plains TN – Robbinsville TN – Braselton GA
Now don’t ask me what is the idea behind all those little cities on our route! They just looked like proper waypoints on the Garmin map and as I said some parts of our route have been contributed by the board members. (If somebody is interested in the map itself I can email it or can I attach it on the regular forum post, I don’t know.)
I also take the opportunity to ask if there is anybody riding from Braselton towards Toronto on Sat – Sun right after CCR ? We would need to get to Toronto by Sunday evening and would appreciate having somebody local helping us to find the right (and fast enough) way.
Thanks in advance for your interest
Regards